Fat City
At the Lutheran church I attended during my childhood, comic strips from the local newspaper were posted on a bulletin board. One I remember was Hägar the Horrible sitting at a table with his first mate Lucky Eddie. They had the following conversation: Eddie: “Is gluttony a sin?” Hägar: “Is it fun?” Eddie: “I think so.” Hägar: “It’s a sin.” Of course, God is not against us having fun. 1 Timothy 6:17 says He “...gives us richly all things to enjoy.” That would include food. But like most other things, eating can be abused when done in excess. Scripture has a few things to say about those who eat too much: “So that place was called Kibroth-hattaavah (which means ‘graves of gluttony’) because there they buried the people who had craved meat from Egypt.” - Numbers 11:34 (NLT) “But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked; You grew fat, you grew thick, you are obese! Then he forsook God who made him, and scornfully esteemed the Rock of his salvation.” - Deuteronomy 32:15 “Do not mix with w...